Richard Foster (painter)

Richard Foster (born 1945)[1] is a British painter, principally of portraits.

Life

Foster was born in East Lexham, Norfolk[2] and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford with further artistic training at Studio Simi, Florence and the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Foster has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976 and President since 2017. Furthermore, he served as Vice-President from 1991 to 1994 and Treasurer from 2003 to 2006. Foster has also acted as a member of the Art Workers Guild since 1980.[3]

Over his career, he has painted in both oil and watercolour, producing single portraits, group portraits, landscapes, and compositions, which he has exhibited at one-man shows held every three or four years.

Works

Portraits

Portraits
SubjectLocationReference
Ed CoodeGirton College[4]
Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount ScarsdaleKedleston Hall
Douglas RangerUniversity College London Art Museum
Michael ChecklandBroadcasting House
Edmund ComptonRoyal Academy of Music
Douglas BlackRoyal College of Physicians
George BurnsCounty Hall, Hertford
Robert HumeRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Diana, Princess of WalesRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow[5]
Vivian H. H. GreenLincoln College, Oxford
Burke TrendLincoln College, Oxford
Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of NormanbyGreen Howards Regimental Museum[5]

Other works

  • The Nativity, Saint Andrew the Fisherman and The Second Coming – St. Andrew's Church, East Lexham, Norfolk[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Richard Foster. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Knott, Simon (January 2022). "St Andrew, East Lexham". Churches of Norfolk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Richard Foster RP". Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "2025 List of Portraits" (PDF). The People’s Portraits Exhibition. Girton College. October 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 Buckman, David. "Richard B. Foster". Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Art UK.
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